Discodoris stellifera (von Ihering in Vayssière, 1904)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Doridoidea | |
Family | Discodorididae | |
Genus | Discodoris | |
Species | Discodoris stellifera (Vayssière, 1903) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139575). |
Synonyms
- Archidoris stellifera Ihering in Vayssière, 1904
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Discodoris. From Latin “discus”, disc + “Doris”, in Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, who married Nereus and were the parents of the Nereids.
- Stellifera. From Latin “stella”, star, “stellatus”, starred, shaped like a star or “X”.
Distribution
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References for the species: Discodoris stellifera
- Cantabria: Ávila Escartín (1993).
Portugal: Calado et al. (1999).
Gibraltar: García-Gómez (1983, as D. planata).
Catalunya: Ros (1975, citada como Anisodoris, 1978), Ballesteros (1980, 1985, citada como D. planata).
General: Cattaneo-Vietti, Chemello, & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 1990:87[P]; Perrone, 1986a:26; 1987:316; Sabelli, Giannuzzi-Savelli, & Bedulli, 1990:441
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2018) "Discodoris stellifera" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 16/05/2012, Accessed: 19/04/2018 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/62NCy)